![]() ![]() Had their opponents done likewise, Terim's men would have run out 11-3 victors.įeel the Rush – Enrique Iglesias's Can You Hear Me? may have been the official tournament song, but the mascots' music, Feel the Rush by Shaggy, perhaps induced the most fervent foot-tapping. But Fatih Terim's side did not have a monopoly on being fashionably late and of the 77 goals scored during the finals, 18 came in the final five minutes.Įfficiency – Germany had three shots on goal in their 3-2 semi-final win against Turkey and scored with all of them. Indeed, by the end of the tournament, some four million people had visited the UEFA EURO 2008 Fan Zones.ĭrama – Turkey were a watchword for late excitement throughout as they mounted comeback after comeback before Philipp Lahm's goal finally ended their challenge. Unknown even to the likes of Xavi Hernández before the tournament, everybody knows him now.īob Marley – Not an obvious reggae aficionado, Leo Beenhakker summed up the mood in the Poland camp when he said: "When I worked with Trinidad and Tobago during the last World Cup I woke up every morning to the sound of Bob Marley but now I wake up every day suffering from a headache!"Ĭo-hosts – Austria and Switzerland may have bowed out after the group stage, but neither that nor the inclement weather could dampen the mood at the eight venues and beyond. Suspended for the first two games the man known as 'Shava' burst into their third game like a terrier let off its leash. You can also play as part of the new online mode named “Battle of the Nations.There was much to admire over a glorious month of football at UEFA EURO 2008 in Austria and Switzerland: from Arshavin to Zidane via kidney transplants, great Turkish comebacks and naked walks in the park.Īrshavin – Without him Russia were struggling with him they became world-beaters. UEFA Euro 2008 also has a few new game modes such as “Captain Your Country” where you are the team's skipper, which means you can influence other players whilst on the pitch. ![]() UEFA EURO 2008 PC FREEYou also get to see managers' reactions things such as near-misses, free kicks and goals. ![]() ![]() UEFA EURO 2008 PC PLUSThere are improved collisions and trapping, plus the goalkeeper AI is improved. UEFA EURO 2008 PC UPDATEIn UEFA Euro 2008, they have in-game player ratings that update in real-time dependent upon how each individual player is performing. It was released just a few months after it, and the people that bought it after buying FIFA 08 were disappointed because the game feels like a rehash to them, when they were hoping it would be more of an expansion.ĭifferent Elements That Are Not In FIFA 08 The main reason is because it is so similar to FIFA 08. The game has official stadiums, real kits, balls, real players, and even haircuts. They created a great game in FIFA 08, so it is only fair that similar games are derivatives in order to recreate the same success. The reason that UEFA Euro 2008 feels so much like FIFA 08 is because they took a lot from FIFA 08. It would look like a Lamborghini, and a Ford car has similar features such as four wheels and such, but it still doesn’t make the car a Lamborghini.ĭespite the previous metaphorical example, the FIFA 08 game was a triumph, to the point where comparing it to a Ford car is an insult, but on the same hand, it is unfair to say that UEFA Euro 2008 was something they tagged on to FIFA 08. You can remove the shell of a Ford car, and place over it the shell of a Lamborghini. Some say that the developers created UEFA Euro 2008 by tweaking a version of FIFA 08 for the 2008 European Soccer Championships, but that is unfair. ![]()
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